Animal Rights: From Why to How

Authors

Joan Schaffner, George Washington University School of Law
Sherry F. Colb, Cornell Law School
Michael C. Dorf, Cornell Law School
David Favre, Michigan State College of Law
Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University
Angela P. Harris, UC Davis School of Law
Dale Jamieson, New York University

First Page

225

Abstract

On January 9, 2016, the Association of American Law Schools hosted a panel by the Section on Animal Law in New York City. The panel featured legal professionals, scholars, and experts from various disciplines who discussed strategies for securing legal rights for animals. The panel explored what the animal rights movement can learn from other social movements, which legal approaches are available to animal advocates, and the need for non-legal strategies to change cultural attitudes. This panel moves beyond the discussion of whether animals have rights, and addresses the important questions and potential strategies for improving the lives of non-human animals.

Recommended Citation

Joan Schaffner, Sherry F. Colb, Michael C. Dorf, David Favre, Lori Gruen, Angela P. Harris & Dale Jamieson, Animal Rights: From Why to How, 22 Animal L. Rev. 225 (2016).
Available at: https://lawcommons.lclark.edu/alr/vol22/iss2/3